Outside oven-shelf



(No Model.)

E. KUHN.

. OUTSIDE OVEN SHELF. '.N0.'423,480. Patented Mar. 18, 1890.

UNITED` STATES YPATENT OFFICE.

A EDMUND KUHN, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

OUTSIDE OVEN-SHELF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,480, dated March18, 1890. Application filed November ll, 1889. Serial No. 329,860. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND KUHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOutsideOven-Shelves; and I do declare'the following to be a full,clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains t-o make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

Mylnvention relates to outside oven-shelves for stoves and ranges; andits object is to .furnish an outside oven-shelf to be used on the sidesof cook stoves and ranges directly under the oven-door. I accomplishthis by means illustrated `in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure lis a perspective view of thev side of a stove having my out-sideshelf in position. Fig.l 2 is a similar view with the shelf removed,showing the hook and lugs by which my shelf is held in position. Fig'. 3is a detail view of part of the back of the -side plate of the stove,showing a modification of the hook and means for pivoting and fasteningmy hook when made movable; and Fig. 4 is detail sectional view of partof the side plate of the stove and of the shelf, showing` the relationof the hook when made movable to the shelf and side of the stove. Fig. 5is a detail view of the bottom of my oven-shelf, showing the slot forthe hook.

Similarletters refer 'to-similar parts throughout the several figures.

. A indicates the side of the stove or range, and a. represents anoven-door of the usual pattern.

B represents my outside shelf, and h a slot in same for the reception ofthe supportinghook.

C represents the supporting-hook; C. ,a retaining back flange on same.

c c represent supporting-lugs; c c', retaining-lugs; c2 c2, swivel-lugs;c3, the swivel-pin, and c4 a retaining catch or button.

The shelf B is cast separate from the stove,

and can be put in position in a few seconds without bolts, screws, orother contrivances. Ordinarily I cast the hook C, as well as the lugs cand c', as shown in Fig. 2,in `one piece with the side A; but the hookOmay be made separate and movable and attached to the side A by aswivel-pin, so that it can be pushed through a slot in the side A toengage the sloth in the shelf, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. When thismodification of the hook is used, the retaining-fiange C prevents itfrom coming too far forward through the slot in side'A,` and theretaining-button C4 holds it firmly in position to engage the slot inthe shelf.

When the shelf is put in position on the side of the stove, the hook Clits' in the slot b in the shelf and prevents it from pulling offforward or slipping endwise'. The lugs c c support t-he shelf, and thelugs c c', placed near the ends of the shelf and so as to bear onitsupper surface when it is resting on the hook C and the lugs c c,prevent it from falling down.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-l 1. The combination of the shelf having ap slot, as shown, with the stove or `range 'provided with a hook C,adapted to it in the slot in the shelf, and lugs c and c', arranged indifferent planes, substantially as described, and for the purposespecified.

2. The combination of the shelf having a slot, as shown, with the stoveor range provided with lugs c and c', arranged in different planes, aslot-intermediate said lugs, and

a hook adapted .to work in said slot and to be held in contact with theshelf by means sub-Y stantially as described. I

3. The combination, with the stove or range having a slot in its side,of a hook C, adapted to work in said slot and to be held in position bymeans substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. EDMUND KUHN.

Witnesses:

HoRATIo S. FULLENLOVE, WILLIAM E. HoBsoN.

